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Apple releases Aperture 3.0.3 update

by Michael Grothaus Apr 29th 2010 at 8:00PM

Apple has released an update to Aperture 3, its professional imaging software. The 3.0.3 update improves overall stability and fixes issues in a number of areas, including:
  • Applying adjustments such as Retouch or Chromatic Aberration
  • Creating and using Raw Fine Tuning presets
  • Viewing, adding and removing detected faces
  • Switching target printers and paper sizes when printing
  • Duplicating Smart Albums
  • Repairing and rebuilding Aperture libraries
  • Reconnecting referenced files
  • Working with GPS track files in Places
  • Searching for keywords in the Query HUD or Keyword Controls
The Aperture 3.0.3 update weighs in at 69.4MB and requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later, or Mac OS X 10.6.2 or later. The full release notes can be found here.

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ep2002

@robogobo What machine are you runningthat us allowig Aperture to run smoothly. I'm concidering buying it and I read the tech specs, but I'm still concerned.
I'm running 24" iMac late 2007 2.4Ghz with 4GB ram. I know it should be enough but...
Anyone else that can help me please chime in.
TIA

April 30 2010 at 11:34 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
FredrikL

Have they done anything about the horrible performance? I prefer Apertures UI over Lightrooms but that doesnt matter when Aperture is all "syrup-like" performance wise. (I´m on a 2.5GHz MBP with 4GB of RAM)

April 30 2010 at 4:47 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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robogobo

yes, most of the problems can be cleared up by running the Library maintenance utilities withing Aperture, and defragging (or just copying to a fresh drive) your Library. Also of course depends on your machine specs. Lots of RAM helps.

There are also reports that referenced masters with the Library stored on a separate drive helps with read/write times.

I'm running Aperture 3 with no issues.

April 30 2010 at 5:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rboyett

I'm on a 3.5 year old MBP2,2. Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 with 3GB RAM (system limitation)..

Aperture 2 ran like greased lightning on this system. Aperture 3, not so much.

But at least I'm upgrading to an i7 based iMac in the next month, so I'll live.

April 30 2010 at 9:34 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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